JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Jan. 2004 Jan. 2003   Jan. 2004 Jan. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               2,057     1,914       1,950      1,964
Others                     588       595         669        655

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       155       179         109        114
Atlantic salmon          1,992     1,933       1,270      1,375
Yellowfin tuna           2,221     2,712       1,520      1,933
Bluefin tuna             1,196       582       2,678      1,694
Bigeye tuna              1,485     1,617       1,130      1,256
Southern bluefin tuna        6        11           8          9
Sea bream                   23        29          18         24
Billfish                    95       178          73        132

Frozen:
Sardine                  2,258     4,008         180        305
Swordfish                   30        39           4         27
Pacific sockeye            692       813         290        320
Pacific coho            12,574    15,702       4,598      7,587
Other Pacific salmon       489       297         190        144
Pink/chum salmon         7,399     8,955       2,785      3,927
Atlantic salmon            440       648         190        317
Other salmon                85        21          33         10
Halibut                  2,577     1,618       1,283        664
Albacore tuna              157        93          51         20
Yellowfin tuna           5,820     7,929       1,452      1,902
Skipjack                10,813     8,521         954        632
Bluefin tuna               227       426         328      1,238
Bigeye tuna              8,087     8,580       5,745      5,466
Herring                  3,603     8,786         349      1,037
Cod                      3,287     1,426         989        446
Mackerel                 7,705     9,962       1,262      1,758
Mero                       572       619         440        628
Jack mackerel           10,184    11,317         984      1,062
Sea bream                   59       542          14         92
Capelin                    999     1,437         288        422
Billfish                   201       316          65         74
Spanish mackerel           366       366         123        150
Rockfish                 1,298     1,449         320        376
Sablefish                  617       453         617        525
Herring roe                336       268         252        237
Pollock roe                882       540         978        575
Mero, fillet               309       362         360        486
Swordfish, fillet          108        85          51         43
Pollock surimi           5,702       599         913        143
Cod surimi                 421        21          85          6
Threadfin bream surimi   5,121     6,666         828      1,481


Salted/dried:
Herring roe                108       112          70         81
Pollock roe                246       178         398        310
Salmon roe                 223       283         484        576

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin                 367       449         307        323
Arkshell                   504       619         276        330
Spiny lobster              135       122         363        413
King crab                1,238       648         668        555
Tanner crab              2,223     2,387         794        861
Blue crab                   46        67          69        103
Korean crab                202       194         262        222
Other crab                  41        35          44         37
Oyster                     631       910         316        509
Clam                     1,865     1,825         263        322

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              194       352         253        810
Lobster                     56        49         110         77
Shrimp                  19,479    15,006      16,528     14,903
King crab                  845       978       1,307      2,119
Tanner crab              1,172     1,310       1,186      1,420
Blue crab                  415       785         197        402
Korean crab                 17        14           7         12
Other crab                  26        83           8         38
European cuttlefish        638       599         332        393
Octopus                  1,599     2,127         720      1,287
Scallop                     28        61          31         53
Other cuttlefish         1,670     1,868         979      1,140
Squid                    1,037       305         229         78
Abalone                     21        30          47         75

Salted/dried:
Squid                      225       243         146        143
Sea urchin roe              32        37         130        172
Jellyfish                  547       399         200        188
Seaweed, dried             717       517         353        305
Seaweed, salted            698       840          57         65

Prepared:
Eel                      3,997     3,249       4,089      4,694
Canned crab                183       142         287        312
Fish meal               22,219    16,947       1,447      1,229

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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